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Configuration: Foreign JNDI Provider

A foreign JNDI provider represents a JNDI tree that can reside outside
of a WebLogic Server. This could be a JNDI tree in a different server
environment or within an external Java program. By setting up a foreign
JNDI provider you can lookup and use an object that exists outside of the
WebLogic server environment with the same ease that you would use an
object bound in your WebLogic server instance. Use this page to configure
a foreign JNDI provider.

The initial context factory to use to connect. This class name
depends on the JNDI provider and the vendor that are being used.
The value corresponds to the standard JNDI property,
java.naming.factory.initial